Spoke-inserting machine



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center HENRY FLICK, Ofi? JACKSON, IllECHIGA-N-,

ASSGNOR T HAYES CO'IPAN'Y,

'OF JACKSON, MICHIGMLN:

SPKEJNSERTNG MACHINE.

implication led @atelier 2, 1821.

i yisn/wm it may con cern.' lis lt knownl that l', HENRY FLICK, a citi-- zen of the nited States, residing at the city and county of Jackson, State of Michigan, 5 invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Spoke-Inserting ll/achines, o? which the following` is a specification. This invention relates to an improved spoke inserting machine, particularly adapt-- if* ed to replacing defective spokes in the .cture of wheels with metal fellies wood spokes.

oliijectoft the invention is to provide editions means of removing a fletes injured spoke and replacingl it' with h to `details and economies ruction and opere-.Lion will denitely from the. detailed description to foliects of the invention are accomf the devices and means described .idilowing specification. The inven- ,arly defined and pointed out in store which is preferred embodithe invention Yfully illustrated moompanying drawing, 'forming a ois application, in which:

- spoke handling machine with porten array for the sake ot c-learness. is an eniarged detail vertical sec-- tional elevation on a line correspondingto it showing the plug deo the position of removing a defecll .is a similar sectional view showtne ram in position to insert a new the depressed position of the ram ug being indicated by dotted lines.

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toc drawing similar reference numerals to similiar parts throughout the sevral views and the sectional views are taken ching in the direction. ot the. itiz arrows ends of the ser ion lines.

dering.'w the numbered parts of the is the base, Q is the anvil the ich is cylindrical in form with a wedge-shaped portion cut away at base. raflia il, the sa'ne being of the angle of the miter poke. aming The anvil is hollow at its a reciprocating plug 4 of a single s Iont is detail ierspcctiro view of my adapted to tit the bore between the inner ends of the spokes of a wheel. A wedgeshaped part 5 is disposed radially at one side of the plug si adapted to act upon the inner end of a spoke and force it downwardly into the recess 3.

A shank 4C extends above the plug 4 to receive the ram 6 which is actuated from the air cylinder 7, the piston rod 8 of which 1s connected to said ram. The air cylinder 7 is carried by the cross beam 9 on the supporting columns 10, 10 which connect the same to the base l. The usual throttle lever 11 is provided for hand manipulation.

A stop bar l2 projects along the base l into the bottom or". the bore of the anvil 2 and is controlled by lever 13, which is pivotet in bracket 14 on the pivot 15 whereby the same can be readily manipulated by the hand of the operator.

ln operation a wheel 16 is placed upon the anvil, theilower portion of the plug 4 is inserted within the spokes to support them 'in position, the wedge-shaped projection 5.is

disposed over any defective spoke to be removed and the parts swung so that the spoke comes over the open space 3. is tbenforced down over the shank 4; against the wedge-shaped block forcing the spoke out, as`indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. HU The spoke is then pulled out by the/operator and the tenon of a new spoke is inserted and the mitercd end is disposed upon the wedge-shaped projection 5. The stop bar 12 is then in place to prevent the spoke beingl moved too far and to prevent any possible injury to the center of the wheel, the plug drops down, the wheel is removed the plug lifted up, a new wheel put in place and the operation repeated.

lVhile an aircylinder is provided for exerting the pressure and is of great ad- `vantage on account of its facility, other 4means might be employed for forcing the The ram 6 and adapted to fit the said bore and of such dimensions as to fit the center of a spoke wheel, a wedge -shaped radially disposed block carried by the said plug corresponding to the miter of a spoke, an air cylinder, a ram carried thereby fitted to the shank of said plug, and a removable stop for supporting the said plug in the said anvil, coacting as specified.

2. The combination of a suitable base, anv `anvil block thereon With a central bore, and

a radially disposed wedge-shaped opening corresponding to a single spoke miter, a plug adapted to lit the said boreand of such dimensions as to lit the center of a spoke Wheel, a Wedge-shaped radially disposed block carried by the said plug corresponding to the miter of a spoke, an air cylinder, and a ram carried thereby and connected to said plug, coacting as specified.

4. The combination of a suitable base, an anvil block -thereon with a central bore and `a radially disposed Wedge-shaped opening corresponding to a single spoke miter, a plug adapted to fit the said bore and of such dimensions as to fit the center of a s oke Wheel, a wedge-shaped radially dispose block carriedbythe said plug corresponding to the miter of a spoke, and means to force said plug into said anvil, coacting as specified.

In Witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and seal.

l HENRY FLICK. [a 5.] 

